Composition: Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Piano Sonata No. 14 |
| Alternative title | Sonata quasi una fantasia ; Moonlight Sonata |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.27 No.2 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | C sharp minor |
| Composed | 1802 |
| First published | 1802 |
| Dedication | Gräfin Giulietta Guicciardi |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 900 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas |
| Period | Classical |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adagio sostenuto | — | C sharp minor | 69 |
| Allegretto - Trio | — | D flat major | 60 |
| Presto agitato | — | C sharp minor | 200 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | string orchestra | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | strings | Jakub Kowalewski |
| view | Complete | guitar, lute and bandurria | Antonio López Villanueva |
| view | Complete | 2 violins | Fr. Hartmann |
| view | Complete | harp | John Thomas |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | theater orchestra | Theodore Moses Tobani |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | wind band | Robert Stark |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | cello and string orchestra | Joshua Choe |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Tolga Karaca |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | violin, piano and harmonium | Richard Hofmann |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | violin and piano | — |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | cello and piano | Jonathan Faiman |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | cello and piano | Tolga Karaca |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | 2 guitars | J. J. Olson |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | guitar | Pyotr Isakov |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | guitar | Sergio Moldavsky |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | guitar | Colette Mourey |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | guitar | Francisco Tárrega |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | organ | Tomasz Jagłowski |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | 5 recorders | Jaap Wiebes |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Richard Hofmann |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Diabelli | 1802 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (alternative scan) · view Cover Page · view |
| view | Complete | — | Johann André | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | August Cranz | — | Complete Score (300 dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schlesinger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Hallberger | — | Outside sheet (color scan) · view Complete Score (monochrome) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1862 | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1896 | Complete Score · view Cover Page · view |
| view | Complete | — | Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Augener | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score (1200dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ullstein | — | Complete Score (600dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | 1921 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | 1919 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Muzgiz | 1990 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Curci | 1949 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Curci | 1950 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Editio Musica Budapest | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Henle Verlag | 1976 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Henle Verlag | 1976 | Complete Score · view Front Matter · view |
| view | Complete | — | RSB | 2012 | 1. Adagio sostenuto · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for string orchestra |
Joshua Choe | 2020 | Complete Score · view Violins 1 · view Violins 2 · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for strings |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar, lute and bandurria |
Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins |
G.M. Meyer | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harp |
Hutchings & Romer | 1900 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Carl Fischer | — | Condensed Score · view Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3/4 (F) · view Cornet 1, 2 (A) · view Trombone 1/2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | Arrangement for wind band |
P. S. Gilmore Band Library | 1905 | Complete Score · view Incomplete Parts · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | Arrangement for cello and string orchestra |
Joshua Choe | 2014 | Complete Score · view Solo Cello · view Violins 1 · view Violins 2 · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin I · view Violin II · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | Arrangement for violin, piano and harmonium |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | Arrangement for violin and piano | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view Cello · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view Cello · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 guitars |
Mutopia | 2016 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (a4) · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (MusiXTeX) · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | Arrangement for guitar |
Ildefonso Alier | — | Complete Score (300 dpi) · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | Arrangement for guitar |
Mutopia | 2015 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (a4) · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | Arrangement for 5 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Complete | Luis Kolodin (piano) | — | 1. Adagio sostenuto · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto agitato · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | — | 1. Adagio sostenuto · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto agitato · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | Paul Pitman (piano) | — | 1. Adagio sostenuto · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto agitato · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | Jürgen Noll (piano) | — | 1. Adagio sostenuto · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto agitato · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | Gleb Ivanov (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Complete | Stefano Ligoratti (piano) | — | 1. Adagio sostenuto · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto agitato · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | Rudolf Serkin (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Complete | Fritz Jank (piano) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Complete | Daniel Barenboim (piano) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Complete | Guiomar Novaes (piano) | — | 1. Adagio sostenuto · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto agitato · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | Wilhelm Kempff (piano) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Complete | Rudolf Serkin (piano) | — | 1. Adagio sostenuto · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto agitato · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Selections | Philip Addison Jones (piano) | — | 1. Adagio sostenuto · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Selections | Fritz Jank (piano) | — | 1. Adagio sostenuto · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | — | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | For String Orchestra (Kowalewski) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | For Piano | 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Karaca) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Adagio sostenuto (No.1) | For Cello and Piano (Karaca) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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